TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Millions of small businesses globally, especially in emerging markets, have stayed offline for the better part of the past decade. In Nigeria, some go to the extent of keeping information offhand. And though there are some similarities, Ekezie believes he and his team have rewired Kippa to adapt to the needs of businesses in Nigeria.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Let’s say you’re a freelance engineer in Nigeria working for a U.S. I bet it involves using a third party or a local Bureau De Change, essentially a foreign currency exchange office. The accounts are domiciled abroad, not affected by local jurisdiction or regulation. Idorenyin Obong and Femi Aghedo launched Grey in July 2020.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

In a market where internet-enabled app-based banking can reach 300 million subscribers on the continent, USSD technology, predominantly offline and used mainly by feature phones, outpaces it with 850 million connections. And so what we’re doing is building for them, because despite having a smartphone, they want to be offline.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

While big restaurants and restaurant chains are often capable of setting their management systems or using well-known point-of-sale providers, thousands of smaller restaurants in Africa rely on offline methods such as pen and paper to produce receipts and make reconciliations.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

In Nigeria alone, this industry, worth more than $200 billion, consists of over 40 million businesses of varying sizes, according to reports. Small businesses in Nigeria have stayed offline for years, storing information and essential data offhand, on paper or ledgers.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

In addition to Tunisia, GOMYCODE is present in Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Nigeria. It also plans to deepen its presence in the countries already present, especially Egypt and Nigeria. They operate online-only or hybrid models (a combination of offline and online settings).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Offline payment is also a costly option for buyers as it comes with a cash-on-delivery fee. It aggregates deals for a network of over 100, local and regional, e-commerce merchants. The e-commerce startup is also set for regional expansion, with immediate plans to enter Nigeria currently underway. “It’s

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2021

AMC BV is an Airtel Africa subsidiary and the holding company for several of Airtel Africa’s mobile money operations across 14 African countries, including Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria. Typically , these services are present across countries of operation except Nigeria. million and 9.7% ARPU growth.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

NALA , a Tanzanian cross-border payments company that recently pivoted from local to international money transfers, said Thursday it has raised $10 million in a new fundraising round. to Africa, is privately beta testing multi-currency accounts that will allow the African diaspora to store local African currencies when abroad.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2022

The company plans to use the investment to expand within its home market Nigeria — where it operates in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja — and outside to Ghana and Kenya. It also wants to improve its product offerings and add more staff. Also, it claims to have processed over $80 million in transaction volume.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

Nigeria’s SME market alone is valued at $220 billion annually. Since most consumer behavior for these SMEs happens offline, Ajua gives businesses unique USSD codes to receive payments, get feedback and offer discounts to their customers. Nigeria’s Paga acquires Apposit, confirms Mexico and Ethiopia expansion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

There are now 990 actively engaged Fellows— across the five focal countries of Ethiopia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines—regularly participating in the Leadership Development for Mobilizing Reproductive Health network activities. However, the local culture was to cover your body up. 1) Everybody is People.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Beth is an expert in facilitating online and offline peer learning, curriculum development based on traditional adult learning theory and other instructional approaches. While there are larger numbers of Gen Z in India, China and Nigeria compared to UK or US, they are truly a global organization.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2021

ULesson , an edtech startup based in Nigeria that sells digital curriculum to students through SD cards, has raised $7.5 It opens up the world for us to do all kinds of really amazing things we’ve wanted to do in the world of edtech that you can’t do in a strictly offline sense,” the founder added.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2021

While Nigeria and Kenya have been at the forefront of African fintech innovation, activities in Egypt are beginning to shape up nicely. The platform helps online and offline merchants to accept payments from their customers via several products and solutions. million Series A round. In July 2020, Paymob raised $3.5

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